Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 157 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, Zimbabwe
Why tonight?
- A long one. Start it early, and give it the whole evening.
The story
A dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s. Donald Woods is a white liberal journalist in South Africa who begins to follow the activities of Stephen Biko, a courageous and outspoken black anti-apartheid activist.
- journalist
- 1970s
- male friendship
- south africa
- apartheid
- biography
- police corruption
- racism
- based on memoir or autobiography
- newspaper editor
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- John Matshikiza — Mapetla
- Zakes Mokae — Father Kani
- John Thaw — Kruger
- Kevin McNally — Ken
- John Hargreaves — Bruce
- Juanita Waterman — Ntsiki Biko
- Julian Glover — Don Card
- Josette Simon — Dr Ramphele
- Timothy West — Capt. De Wet
- Miles Anderson — Lemick
- Ian Richardson — State Prosecutor
- Directed
- Richard Attenborough
- Written
- John Briley
Production
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 · 238 ratings
- Studio
- Universal Pictures, Marble Arch Productions
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
